31994R3167

No L 335/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 23 . 12. 94

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3167/94 of 22 December 1994 fixing the import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, of the supply and demand situation for fresh or chilled meat, the world market price for frozen meat of a category which is competitive with fresh or chilled meat and of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European past experience ; Community,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 2668/80, the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of inter alia on the prices shown in the customs documents the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), as last which accompany products imported from non-member amended by Regulation (EC) No 1886/94 (2), and in parti­ countries or on other information concerning the export cular Article 10 thereof, prices applied by those non-member countries ; whereas offer prices which do not correspond to actual purchasing possibilities or which relate to unrepresentative quantities Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No and offer prices which, in view of general price move­ 3013/89, a levy is applicable to the products falling within ments or other information available, may be considered CN codes 0204 30 00, 0204 41 00, 0204 42 10, not to be representative of actual price trends in the 0204 42 30, 0204 42 50, 0204 42 90, 0204 43 00, country of origin are to be disregarded ; 0204 50 51 , 0204 50 53, 0204 50 55, 0204 50 59, 0204 50 71 and 0204 50 79 listed in Annex II to that Regulation ; Whereas a special levy may be fixed for products origin­ ating in or coming from one or more non-member coun­ Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No tries if exports of the said products are made at abnor­ 3013/89, the levy on frozen carcases and halfcarcases is to mally low prices ; be equal to the difference between :

(a) the basic price multiplied by a coefficient representing Whereas the levy on the meat falling within CN codes the relationship existing in the Community between 0204 30 00, 0204 41 00, 0204 42 1 0, 0204 42 30, the price of fresh meat of a category competitive with 0204 42 50, 0204 42 90, 0204 43 00, 0204 50 51 , the frozen meat in question, presented in the same 0204 50 53, 0204 50 55, 0204 50 59, 0204 50 71 and form, and the average price of fresh and chilled sheep 0204 50 79 listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No carcases, and 3013/89 is to be equal to the levy determined for frozen carcases, multiplied by a standard coefficient fixed for (b) the Community free-at-frontier offer price for the said each of the products in question ; whereas these coeffi­ frozen meat : cients are fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2668 /80 : Whereas the seasonally-adjusted basic price for the 1995 marketing year is fixed in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1887/94 (3) ; whereas the coefficient referred to in Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obligations Article 12 (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 is fixed arising from international agreements concluded by the in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 (4), as last Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas, moreover, amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3890/92 Q ; account should be taken of the voluntary restraint arrangements made by the Community with certain non-member countries : Whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price is determined in the light of the most representative purchasing possibilities, as regards quality and quantity, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (% as last recorded over the period from the 21st day of the amended by Regulation (EC) No 2484/94 Q, lays down preceding month to the 20th day of the month during the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and which the levies are determined, taking particular account certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (') OJ No L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1 . States or in the overseas countries and territories : (2) OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 30. (3) OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 31 . (4) OJ No L 276, 20. 10. 1980, p. 39. (*) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. 0 OJ No L 391 , 31 . 12. 1992, p. 51 . f) OJ No L 265, 15. 10. 1994, p. 3 .

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Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (4), as amended by Regulation overseas countries and territories with the European (EC) No 547/94 0 ; Economic Community (!), no levies shall apply on Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the above­ imports of products originating in the overseas countries mentioned Regulations and, in particular, to the informa­ and territories ; tion and quotations known to the Commission, the levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each other than frozen meat should be as set out in the Annex month for each week during the following month ; to this Regulation, whereas they are applicable from Monday to Sunday ; whereas they can be altered within that period if neces­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : sary ;

Article 1 Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (2), as The import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 (3), are used to shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. convert amounts expressed in third country currencies and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural Article 2 conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ; whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 January 1995.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1994. For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(l) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106. (3) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 32. 0 OJ No L 69, 12. 3 . 1994, p. 1 .

No L 335/22 23 . 12. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 22 December 1994 fixing the import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat (*) (2)

(ECU/100 kg) Week No 1 Week No 2 Week No 3 Week No 4 Week No 5 CN code from 2 to from 9 to from 16 to from 23 to from 30 January 8 January 1995 15 January 1995 22 January 1995 29 January 1995 to 5 February 1995

0204 30 00 114,913 117,095 119,638 121,453 123,268 0204 41 00 114,913 117,095 119,638 121,453 123,268 0204 42 10 80,439 81,967 83,747 85,017 86,288 0204 42 30 126,404 128,805 131,602 133,598 135,595 0204 42 50 149,387 152,224 155,529 157,889 160,248 0204 42 90 149,387 152,224 155,529 157,889 160,248 0204 43 10 209,142 213,113 217,741 221,044 224,348 0204 43 90 209,142 213,113 217,741 221,044 224348 0204 50 51 114,913 117,095 119,638 121,453 123,268 0204 50 53 80,439 81,967 83,747 85,017 86,288 0204 50 55 126,404 128,805 131,602 133,598 135,595 0204 50 59 149,387 152,224 155,529 157,889 160,248 0204 50 71 149,387 152,224 155,529 157,889 160,248 0204 50 79 209,142 213,113 217,741 221,044 224,348

(') The levy applicable is limited to the amount bound under GAIT or in the conditions laid down in Council Regulations (EEC) No 1985/82, (EEC) No 3643/85, (EEC) No 715/90 and (EC) No 3609/93 and Commission Regulations (EEC) No 19/82 and (EQ No 3581 /93. P) No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.